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    SONY FW130E RAM upgrade

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by [SaaD], Jan 22, 2009.

  1. [SaaD]

    [SaaD] Newbie

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    I have SONY FW130E (P8400 2.26 GHz) (2 GB Samsung DDR2-SDRAM PC2-6400 (399 MHz)-[DDR2-800]), I would like to add another 2GB RAM.

    Wanted to know can i use any other manufacturer if i want both RAMs to operate in dual-channel mode (best performance).
    Can i use DDR3 ?
    What does PC2-6400 and DDR2-800 mean (i got this information through PC Wizard 2008) ?

    If anyone has any suggestion for what RAM I should use for best performance that would be great.
     
    [SaaD], Jan 22, 2009
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  2. Night Elve

    Night Elve Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes you can use RAM from any manufacturer and if it works as in a Desktop the only condition to work in Dual Channel is to have the same capacity (2GB - 2GB) and run at the same speed.

    And as far as I know you can't use DDR3.
     
    Night Elve, Jan 22, 2009
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  3. the_1

    the_1 Notebook Evangelist

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    PC2-6400 and DDR2-800 is what the new RAM should have in its spec sheet.
     
    the_1, Jan 22, 2009
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    thank you, one more question, when i install new RAM (2GB PC2-6400 and DDR2-800), how can i check it is operating in Dual Channel mode ?
     
    [SaaD], Jan 22, 2009
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  5. Night Elve

    Night Elve Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well at my Desktop PC you can verify that in the BIOS, probably is the same with VAIO laptops.
     
    Night Elve, Jan 22, 2009
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